Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-05-07

eto Front Royal. At this point, and be
tween him and Banks at Strasburg, In,
Col. Kenly, with 400 Federal troops. Il
jackson could annihilate this force the con
nection between the armies of Banks and Nc
Dowell would be broken.
Accordingly, May 23, he made a fierce at
tack on Col. Kenlys little band at Front
Royal and cut it to pieces This was the
third battle of the Shenandoah campaign.
There was nothing now between Stonewall
jackson and Banks.
Banks retreated with his small force vet
farther north. lie left Strasburg and started
| for Winchester
IL was now race and chase between
Banks and jackson to the Potomac II Jack
son paused till the forces of Fremont or Nc
Dowell could come up he would be cut to
pieces. He therefore determined to push on.
| surround Banks il possible and DESTROY his
army before it could be REINFORCED. He mr.
sued Banks hotly, and once more the old town
OF Winchester became the scene of q fight.
the fourth in the campaign. Banks kept back
Tor several hours the advancing Confederates
This was May "a and %. But the southern
soldiers poured in in larger and larger num-
oels. There was nothing but to run for it.
From Winchester Banks retreated to
Martinsburg. lie only waited here two
hours, when he was up and away again. At
sunset, May %, Banks reached the Potomac
.ver at Willamsport
To get on the Maryland side of the river
was the next thing. Tho broken army had
retreated IN confusion, leaving great quaint
tics of stores behind them. Jackson had lit
ri ,,,4o Al
me river they plunged The ferry took across
lne ammunition train, the cavalry swan
their horses, the wagon trains crossed by the
FORD and the infantry were conveyed over by
means of pontoon bridge, which had been
Drought down the valley from the upper
shenandoah
AT last the remnant of Gen. Banks broken
army was all across, just in time, for at that
moment jackson appeared opposite on the
Virginia side of the Potomac.
"Never were more grateful hearts in the
sarae number of men than when at midday
on the 10Th we stood ON the opposite shore,n
said Gen. Banks afterward.
Gen. Banks was so deeply chagrined ut his
forced retreat that he is said to have shed
tears over it. He declared that he had been
sacrificed by his government, that had
stripped him of Shields division and then left
nm to meet Stonewall Jackson with less than
a third the number of the Confederate
troops.
On May u jackson rested one day and had
religious service performed in camp, IN which
he gave thanks to God for the victory of the
southern arms. He had marched from his
camp south of Luray in three days distance
OF sixty miles, and had fought two battles ON |
the way.
May "A there was panic in Washington
when it became known that Banks was re- |
treating to the Potomac with jackson after
him full tilt. Jackson's Shenandoah cam
laign probably prevented the capture of
Richmond by Mcclellan in the summer of
1862 Mcdowell was at Fredericksburg with
10000 men under orders to cooperate with
md finally join Mcclellan before Richmond,
The defeat of Milroy and the chase of Banks
Town the Shenandoah shattered Mt one stroke
The plans in front of Richmond President
Lincoln teiegraphed Mcdowell May "a to put
10000 men in motion for the Shenandoah
zaliey at once. Mcdowell obeyed reluctantly.
lie wrote the president: II have heavy
ieart In the matter feel that it throws us
Ill back, and from Richmond north we shall
lave all our large masses paralyzed."
jackson had driven Banks down and out of
he Shenandoah valley and marched bis army
Utmost into the very teeth of Washington.
But thenow thoroughly aroused Union armies
we're undoubtedly 1850
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